Lwile Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lwile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lwile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1111:416,03522,860
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lwile (72) may also be a first name.

Lwile Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lwile Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lwile occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lwile? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,701,480th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname Lwile occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lwile reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Lwile is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 72 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 416,035. In Kenya Lwile is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 88 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 8 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Lwile Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lwile last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwaile9122/
Hlwile912/
L'Wiley832/
Lwisley831/
Lwila804,503/
Lwele80161/
Lwale80113/
Lwili805/
Luile803/
Lbile801/
Lwhle801/
L'Weiler771/
Hlwele73457/
Hlwili7367/
Luilet7333/
Luitle7332/
Lhuile7329/
Lweele736/
Lwaele734/
Lweale733/
Lwaili731/
Lwelle731/
Luiler731/
Luiley731/
Luiles731/
Lwhale731/
Lwyler730/
Hluile730/
L'Whitley711/
Luithle67473/
Lveille677/
Lbailey672/
Louhile671/
Lhuiler671/
Lwiyela671/
Luisley670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lwile
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